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This article is about the Automobile. For the Audi subsidiary formerly called “quattro GmbH”, see Audi Sport GmbH. The Audi Quattro is a road and rally car, produced by the German automobile manufacturer Audi, part of the Volkswagen Group. The word quattro is derived from the Italian word for “four” to represent the fact that the vehicle delivers power to all four wheels. The name has also been used by Audi to refer to the quattro four-wheel-drive system, or any four-wheel-drive version of an Audi model. The Audi Quattro was the first rally car to take advantage of the then-recently changed rules that allowed the use of four-wheel drive in competition racing.

It won consecutive competitions for the next two years. The quattro was internally designated Typ 85, a production code it shared with the quattro versions of the Audi Coupé. The idea for a high-performance four-wheel-drive car was proposed in 1977 by Audi’s chassis engineer, Jörg Bensinger, after he found that the Volkswagen Iltis military vehicle could outperform other vehicles when tested in the snow. An Audi 80 variant was developed in co-operation with Walter Treser, Director of Pre-Development. The displacement of the engine was dropped slightly from 2144 cc to 2133 cc with a bore x stroke of 79.

Rally car so that Audi could satisfy the 3-litre rallying class with a 1. The Quattro was partially hand-built on a dedicated line. Exterior styling received little modification during the Quattro’s production run. Originally, the car had a flat front grille featuring four separate headlamp lenses, one for each of the low and high beam units. This was altered for the 1983 model year with combined units featuring a single lens housing twin reflectors. The rear suspension was altered early on with geometry changes and removal of the rear anti-roll bar to reduce a tendency for lift-off oversteer. At the same time the suspension was lowered by 20 mm with slightly stiffer springs for improved handling.

Sales of the Quattro in North America began in the 1983 model year. The Canadian market cars were identical to the U. Most of the 1984 and 1985 Canadian models came without sunroofs. The Audi quattro Spyder was a mid-engine coupé equipped with a 2. 8-litre V6 engine taken from the Audi 100. The car was production-ready and garnered a lot of acclaim from both the motoring press and prospective buyers but due to the economic downturn of the 1990s, Audi decided not to press ahead with the project as the demand would not outweigh the development costs for the model.

The concept car was unveiled at the 1991 Frankfurt Motor Show. At the Paris Motor Show in 2010, Audi presented the quattro concept on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the original Audi Quattro and the Audi quattro four-wheel-drive system. The Quattro four-wheel-drive system used in the concept was a rear-biased design utilising a two-stage differential distributing power front and aft through planetary gears. The concept utilised carbon-ceramic braking system for improved stopping power. However, the idea of production was scrapped in favour of expanding the company’s crossover range. 30th anniversary of the original Audi Sport quattro. At the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, Audi presented the new 2014 Audi TT Quattro Sport Concept.

It was powered by a 2. The concept featured Audi’s Quattro AWD system and an S Tronic dual-clutch transmission. The original Audi Quattro competition car debuted in 1980, first as a development car, and then on a formal basis in the 1980 Jänner Rallye in Austria. In 1988, the Audi Ur-Quattro driven by Audi Tradition driver Luciano Viaro won the 13th Silvretta Classic Montafon. The Audi Sport Quattro S1 was a variant of the Quattro developed for homologation for Group B rallying in 1984, and sold as a production car in limited numbers. In addition to Group B competition in rallying, the Sport Quattro won the 1985 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb with Michèle Mouton in the driving seat, setting a record time in the process.

The Audi Sport Quattro S1 E2 was introduced at the end of 1985 as an update to the Audi Sport Quattro S1. In addition to the improved power output, an aggressive aerodynamic kit was added that featured very distinctive wings and spoilers at the front and rear of the car to increase downforce. The S1 E2 made its debut at the 1985 Rally Argentina, with Blomqvist driving. This variant was successful in the rally circuit, with Röhrl and Christian Geistdörfer winning the 1985 San Remo Rally. Audi Sport Quattro RS 002 – Sports prototype “Group S” was a rally car that was initially designed for the forthcoming Group S regulations for 1987. Group S regulations were scrapped along with the Group B regulations after a number of accidents involving fatalities during the 1986 season.

The car has a longitudinal mid-engine layout and a four-wheel drive system. The car is displayed in the museum “Audi museum mobile” in Ingolstadt. Dimensions: Length 4,500 mm, Width 1,900 mm, Height 1,020 mm. The Quattro’s final WRC victory came from Walter Röhrl, at the 1985 Rallye Sanremo. The car was paraded at the Ignition Festival of Motoring in 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Audi Tradition at the Techno Classica 2005″.